"Eiron" wrote in message
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Don Pearce wrote:
On Sat, 16 May 2009 09:32:00 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

Only comment I'd make is I found the choice of a centre dialogue speaker
very important - it has to match the main pair pretty well if you want a
reasonably integrated sound stage.

Easier said than done. In 90% of systems the centre speaker seems to
honk rather than make a decent sound. Just a result of having to be so
small, I guess.

My cheap Yamaha receiver has a graphic equalizer menu for the centre
speaker,
and of course it can route bass to the sub channel or the main front
speakers,
so no honking here, except when using the 6-channel-direct inputs.



Shouldn't get any bass on the centre speaker to speak of, surely? When the
dialogue stops, my centre effectively goes silent.



Of course there's no honking anyway as I have 5 dual-concentric Tannoys
for my TV.


Ruark fronts; Tannoy rears and centre here - plus a Yamaha sub for the
'sonic gravy', but not too loud!